Australian drug smuggler Jeffrey Welton escapes Indonesian death penalty in Bali trends now
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An Australian who smuggled drugs hidden in his anus into Indonesia has narrowly avoided the death penalty with a judge ruling he was an addict rather than a drug trafficker.
Jeffrey Welton, 52, will now spend eight months in a rehabilitation centre trying to kick his drug habit.
Welton, a surfing and diving instructor from Western Australia, was arrested at Bali's international airport in September 6 after he was found smuggling 8g of heroin and 0.34 grams of methamphetamine on a flight from Vietnam.
Under Indonesia's harsh drug importation laws these small amounts could have landed him in jail for life or facing a firing squad.
Australian Jeff Welton has escaped the death penalty after being caught smuggling drugs into Indonesia
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